mevushal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מבושל / מְבֻשָּׁל (m'vushál, literally “cooked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪvuːˈʃɑːl/, /mɪˈvʊʃəl/

Adjective

mevushal (not comparable)

1. (Judaism, of wine) cooked so as to render it unfit for idolatrous purposes, thereby making it permissible even in the event that it is subsequently handled by a gentile